Livestock oiling device



L A T E 2 T N E L M Aug. 24, `im

LIVESTOCK OILING DEVICE Filed 001;. l, 1963 United States Patent C) 3,202,132 LIVESTOCK OILING DEVICE Carl A. Leutz and Jacob A. Lentz, Lineville, Iowa Filed Oct. 1, 1963, Ser. No. 312,944 Claims. (Cl. 119-157) This invention relates to a device for applying liquids, such as oil, chemicals, and lotions to the skin and/or hair of animals, such as pigs, horses, cows and the like.

Livestock are greatly bothered by the occurrence of flies, knats, ticks, etc., especially so during the summer months. A great deal of effort is expended by farmers in providing rubbing cables, posts which have been treated with oils, chemicals, etc., to allow the livestock to transfer said liquids from the cables, posts, etc., to their bodies which acts as a deterrent to flies,` knats, etc. Although these devices have met with some success there has not been a device heretofore which effectively transferred the liquids to the face and neck of said livestock. Face flies are extremely bothersome to livestock. Obviously then the problem is to effectively allow the livestock to transfer liquids from an oiling device to their faces and necks.

Therefore, one of the principal 'objects of this invention is to provide a means whereby livestock may satisfactorily transfer oil and liquids from an oiling device to their faces, heads and necks.

A further object of this invention is to provide an inducement to the livestock to come into contact with oiling devices which will transfer oils and chemicals to their necks and faces.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an oiling device that is economical of manufacture, durable in use, and refined in appearance.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a livestock oiling device which is not subject to overturning by livestock.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

This invention consists in the construction, arrangements, and combination, of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, specifically pointed 'out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device;

FIG. 2 is partial sectional view of the feed box together with a mineral block within the periphery of the supporting frame;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the anchoring method by which the device is anchored to the ground; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a rubbing cable to illustrate the means by which a flexible fabric material is alllxed to said cables.

We have used the numeral to generally designate the supporting frame of the device. Frame 10 includes a substantially U-shaped member 12 with a cross brace 14 extended across the top portion thereof and being secured thereto by welding or the like. U-shaped member 12 includes vertical side portions 16 and horizontal bottom portion 18. A second U-shaped member 20 is secured Ion the center of bottom portion 18 and in a transverse position thereto. Said second U-shaped mem-` ber 20 includes a horizontal bottom portion 58 which is secured to the ground by means of staple 60. The upstanding legs 22 of member 20 terminate at a point considerably below the top of U-shaped member 12. Said upstanding legs 22 are secured to horizontal circular rod 28 by any convenient means. Frame 10 also includes cross brace 24 extending across the lower portion ice thereof and being secured to vertical side portions 16 by any convenient means.

Horizontally disposed circular rods 26 and 28 are secured to upstanding legs 16 by welding or the like. Horizontally disposed circular rods 26 and 28 include a plurality of eyelets 30 secured thereto in any convenient fashion.

Barbed wire 32 extends substantially vertically between eyelets 30 on circular rods 26 and 28 and affixed thereto by any convenient means of attachment. Barbed wire 32 is wrapped with flexible fabric material 34 and secured thereto by means of staples 36. Flexible fabric material 38 is secured to barbed wire 32 at the uppermost portion of barbed wire 32.

Cross brace 24 includes rectangular metal plate 40 which is secured thereto by any convenient means. Upstanding metal dowel 42 extends substantially vertically from metal plate 40 and is secured thereto by welding or the like. Feedbox 44 which is constructed of wood or other suitable material is attached to plate 40 and secured thereto by any convenient means. Feedbox bottom 46 has a bored hole 48 located substantially in the center of said box which allows metal dowel 42 to pass through feedbox bottom 46 when feedbox 44 is secured to or resting on metal plate 40.

Upstanding metal rods 12 have attached thereto at said rods uppermost extremity, cycles 48 which are secured thereto in any convenient fashion.

Extending downwardly and outwardly from eyelets 48 is barbed wire 50 which is attached thereto by any convenient means. Barbed wire 50 is wrapped with flexible fabric material 52 and secured thereto by staples 54. Barbed wire 50 is secured to the ground by anchoring device 56.

Feedbox 44 includes salt or mineral block 62 disposed within said feedbox 44.

This device is used to facilitate the oiling of livestock by saturation of flexible fabrics 34, 38 and 52 and subsequent contact between said livestock and said flexible fabrics. Salt or mineral block 62 is placed in feedbox 44. In an effort to consume salt or mineral block 62 the animal must pass its head and neck between vertically spaced apart supporting elements 32 which have been wrapped with flexible fabric material 34 and saturated with oil or other liquid. As the animal places its head between vertically spaced apart supporting elements 32 the neck and side of the head of the animal necessarily comes into Contact with the saturated fabric on the vertically spaced apart supporting elements 32, said contact transferring said oils or liquids to that area of the animal making contact with supporting elements 32.

In addition to the above contact the animal must necessarily push up the flexible fabric material 38 to gain access to salt or mineral block 62. Such contact between the animals face and fabric 38 causes the oil or liquid to be transferred from the flexible fabric material 38 to said face and upper portions of the head of said animal.

The animal may also transfer oils and liquids to other portions of its body by coming into contact with barbed wire supporting elements 50 which have been wrapped with flexible fabric material 52 and saturated with oils or liquids.

This invention solves a problem which heretofore existed, that is, a method of oiling the face, head and neck of livestock. This invention effectively transfers oils and liquids to all areas of the animals body thereby reducing the occurrence of flies, knats, etc., on the body of said livestock.

Thus, from the foregoing, it is seen that this device will accomplish all of its stated objectives.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of our Livestock Oiling Device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of our invention, and it is our intention to cover by our claims, any modied forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

We claim:

1. In a livestock oiling device,

a supporting frame including two vertically spaced apart horizontally disposed annular rods, a pair of U-shaped frame members having base portions which intersect at their center areas and having upstanding vertically disposed leg portions in supporting engagement with at least said bottom annular rod,

a plurality of elongated spaced apart elements vertically disposed between said rods and having their ends secured thereto,

a length of absorbent fabric material wrapped around each of said elements along their length, said material capable of being saturated with an insecticide,

an annular llexible curtain means of absorbent material secured to sa-id frame adjacent the top annular rod and in overlapping relation to said elements, said flexible curtain capable of being saturated with an insecticide, and said curtain, adjacent elements and the bottom annular rod deiining a plurality of feeding openings through said frame,

and a feed box secured to said support frame inwardly of said annular rods.

2. In a livestock oiling device,

a supporting frame including two vertically spaced apart horizontally disposed annular rods,

a plurality of elongated spaced apart elements vertically disposed between said rods and having their ends secured thereto,

a length of absorbent fabric material wrapped around each `of said elements along their length, said material capable of being saturated with an insecticide,

an annular flexible curtain means of absorbent material secured to said frame adjacent the top annular rod and in overlapping relation to said elements, said llexible curtain capable of being saturated with an insecticide, and said curtain, adjacent elements and the bottom annular rod deining a plurality of feeding openings through said frame',

a feed box secured to said supporting frame inwardly of said annular rods,

and a cable means having portions extending downwardly and outwardly in substantially the same vertical plane from adjacent the top of said supporting frame,

anchor means connected to the outer ends of said cable portions,

and said cable portions being wrapped along their length with an absorbent material capable of being saturated with an insecticide.

3. The structure of claim 2 wherein said supporting frame is further dened as including a pair of U-shaped frame members having base portions which intersect at their center areas and have upstanding vertically disposed leg portions in supporting engagement with at least said bottom annular rod.

4. The structure of claim 2 wherein said supporting frame is further deiined as including a pair of U-shaped frame members having base portions which intersect at their center areas and have upstanding vertically disposed leg portions in supporting engagement with at least said bottom annular rod and the leg elements of one of said frame members extending into supporting engagement with the top annular rod and terminating in a position extending upwardly thereof, said cable portions being secured at their upper ends to said portions of said leg elements.

5. The structure of claim 2 and said absorbent material wrapped on said cable portions and said vertically disposed elements each having adjacent portions extending around said cable portions and said elements respectively and staple elements interconnecting said adjacent portions.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 824,508 6/06 Rogers 119-157 1,045,129 11/12 Donathan 119-157 1,108,019 8/14 Strickler 119-157 1,183,642 5/16 Haldeman ..i 119--157 1,259,416 3/18 La Breche 119-157 2,777,421 1/ 5 7 Hiebert 119-157 2,904,007 9/ 59 Elfgren 119-157 SAMUEL KOREN, Primary Examiner.

HUGH R. CHAMBLEE, Examiner. 

1. IN A LIVESTOCK OILING DEVICE, A SUPPORTING FRAME INCLUDING TWO VERTICALLY SPACED APART HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED ANNULAR RODS, A PAIR OF U-SHAPED FRAME MEMBERS HAVING BASE PORTIONS WHICH INTERSECT AT THEIR CENTER AREAS AND HAVING UPSTANDING VERTICALLY DISPOSED LEG PORTIONS IN SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH AT LEAST SAID BOTTOM ANNULAR ROD, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED SPACED APART ELEMENTS VERTICALLY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID RODS AND HAVING THEIR ENDS SECURED THERETO, A LENGTH OF ABSORBENT FABRIC MATERIAL WRAPPED AROUND EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS ALONG THEIR LENGTH, SAID MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING SATURATED WITH AN INSECTICIDE, AN ANNULAR FLEXIBLE CURTAIN MEANS OF ABSORBENT MATERIAL SECURED TO SAID FRAME ADJACENT THE TOP ANNULAR ROD AND IN OVERLAPPING RELATION TO SID ELEMENTS, SAID FLEXIBLE CURTAIN CAPABLE OF BEING SATURATED WITH AN INSECTIDE, AND SAID CURTAIN, ADJACENT ELEMENTS AND THE BOTTOM ANNULAR ROD DEFINING A PLURALITY OF FEEDING OPENINGS THROUGH SAID FRAME, AND A FEED BOX SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT FRAME INWARDLY OF SAID ANNULAR RODS. 